Standing cat
‘Nuff said. I’ve had this ditty stuck in my head for about 3 days now, thanks Japan.
Cat vs Black bear
This is pretty crazy, cats are so badass. Few points:
-Felix must still have his [large] cojones. And claws: it looks like he may have caught the bear’s nose a couple of times.
-Funny how the cat went NUTS when the bear grabbed the loot, but then let him have it anyway.
-Do NOT leave your garbage on the porch when you live adjacent to the woods.
-There’s some stuff out by the car; I wonder if she saw the bear while outside and ran in.
-I’m glad the baby found it hilarious, hah, he could have been the main course.
Death Metal Rooster
Apparently roosters are to death metal as goats are to Usher.
Glorious Japanese aquarium
The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is the 2nd largest in the world. As I watched this vid it actually occured to me “where are the fat people?” Then I learned in the sidebar that it is in Japan and things became clear.
Cat catches bat out of mid air, then eats it
Some guy managed to film his cat grabbing a bat from mid air. I love how the cat looks a little surprised at first, then walks off casually. I’m surprised the bat wasn’t moving at all in its mouth, I guess it was killed/unconscious already at that point. And the crunchy chowdown:
Dropping some science from the past few weeks
These links have been sitting in my tabs for a while, and rather than post them individually, I’m going to drop them here together.
Cheetah joins endangered species list
Scientists Back Brain Drugs for Healthy People
Is Einstein the Last Great Genius?
Proof that Albert Einstein’s black holes do exist, claim scientists
Black hole confirmed in Milky Way
Why We Procrastinate and How to Stop
Academics invent a mathematical equation for why people procrastinate
Does a short haircut mean women have gone off sex?
Men find long, wavy locks the sexiest hair do, while short hair leaves them cold, says poll
Young women ‘have more sexual partners’ than men
Birth Control Pills Affect Women’s Taste in Men
Could Males Really Become The Weaker Sex?
Cold Sore Virus Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease: New Treatment, Or Even Vaccine Possible
World’s first flying car on the roads from next year – yours for just £130,000
Mega white hot links
a.k.a.: operation clear browser tabs.
30+ “must-have” Firefox addons
11 Firefox extensions that replace stand-alone applications
Will Quantum Computing kill the PC? – wtf?
Reddit, Stumbleupon, Del.icio.us, and Hacker News algorithms exposed
How to “peel” a hard boiled egg without peeling – i call BS. esp on this guy, the “4 hour workweek” guy
America’s top 20 growing and disappearing jobs
20 Healthiest Foods for under $1
Set Up Cheap Ambient Lighting with Rope Lights
Hilarious review of Quiznos’ subs written in 2003 – oh Black Angus you are so luscious
2 Hot Chics demonstrate 28 days of Kama Sutra (nsfw)
Japanese Sushi Rage Threatens iconic Mediterranean Tuna
10 Most and Least Expensive Cars to Insure
7 Essential Cheat Sheets to Download
Pushups: do 100 in this 6 week program
Police threw 32 pounds of pot on a Maryland mayor’s doorstep then stormed in and killed his dogs – wtf
You’ve seen the Dramatic Hamster – now witness: Dramatic Cat
Esquire’s 75 Things a Man Should Do Before He Dies
MapMyRun.com tells you how far your run was
Battery powered ultralight plane – very hot
theonion.com: ‘Warcraft’ Sequel Lets Players Play a Character Playing ‘Warcraft’ (video) – lol
12 Foods you don’t have to buy organic (and 12 which you should)
Liquid Nitrogen Dumped into a swimming pool (video)
CO-ED Magazine’s ‘10 Bands You Need To Know But Probably Don’t
CSS Layouts: 40+ Tutorials, Demos, Tips, and Best Practices
California bans all trans fats
Christian The Lion – wow I got a little verklempt thanks for the link Mom
Best Chinese Restaurant Name Ever - sounds delicious!
Weekend quicklinks 7/26/08
‘Yeti’ Hair Found? Stumping analysts so far..
GTAIV PC-bound? I knew there was a reason I didn’t get a PS3 yet..
Shrooms and ESP – wacky broadcasts from 1961
Navy official thinks Flight 93 was shot down
Soy foods reduce sperm count – I’ve heard this before as it lowers testosterone, which to me is scarier heh. They’d better be sure they’re controlling for causation vs correlation..
Interesting game where you control 16 cursors
How to use a Wacom tablet to make digital art
How to digitally paint Albert Einstein
Canada’s spreading cannabis crop
Sarcasm is a survival skill? – RichardDawkins.net
Obesity % by state, map of US – there may as well just be one big word “FAT” across the whole thing
How to make your own USB NES controller, with games (source) (see also inside a light gun)
America’s most walkable cities
Creepy article about humans merging with machines in the near future
Leopard vs Crocodile
Stunning gallery of pics of a leopard attacking a crocodile, taken by Hal Brindley in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
Weekend quicklinks: 5/11/08
Rare leopard’s photo captured via camera “trap” in Russia
Guy describes how he wrote a bot which makes $$ at online poker
OpenOffice 3.0 beta is out, ARS gives it a preview
Breast-fed children found to be smarter
OJ’s former manager says he confessed to him while stoned. omg!
Sad Kermit sings Elliott Smith’s Needle in the Hay (video)
Cocaine subs which hold 8-10 tons are the new thing in drug smuggling
Common Herbicide Disrupts Human Hormone Activity In Cell Studies
Badass Serval cat
My next cat will be a Serval, probably. (Or is it a Savannah?) Are those guys in the background for real? Sounds like they need some nut punch.
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